Washing apparatus



May 5,1925. 1,536,215 w. H. HENDRICKS WASHING AEPARATUS Filed July 27. 1921 Patented May 5, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. HENDRICKS, or NEW HAVEN, connsczrrcur.

WASHING APPARATUS.

Application filed July 27, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, WILLIAM H. HEN- DRICKS, a citizen of the United States, re siding at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a new and improved washing apparatus, designed to provide means in connection therewith whereby the dishes and other culinary articles may be conveniently cleansed and the water drained from the pan forming part of the apparatus without pouring it over the edge, or disturbing the contents of the pan.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of my improved pan; 1

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation thereof, taken generally upon line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is amodified form of the valve operating mechanism; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the guide plate used with the ,mechanism shown in Figure 3. H I y In the practice of my invention-I provide a pan 10 which may be of any form or struc ture, shown herein as supported by a standard 11 and having an opening 12 through the bottom thereof." Second either by soldering or other similar means, preferably the former, to the bottom of the pan is a valve body 13 having at one end a valve seat 14 and a port 15 therethrough substantially concentric with the opening 12. A suitable screen or strainer 16 is formed integral with the valve body but may be independent thereof, if desired. The screen or strainer is designed to prevent articles of substantial size, such as knives, forks and the like, from entering the valve body.

Operatively mounted so as to be moved onto and off the valve seat 14 is the valve 17 which has a cylindrical upper portion 18 and secured at its bottom end by a stud 19 and nut 20 to the inner end of a rock lever 21 which is pivotally connected by the pintle 22 to the fixed bracket 23 (full lines) and passes through an opening 24 inthe standard 11.

Motion in one direction is imparted to said rock lever from the push rod 25 which passes Serial No. 487,967.

through a fixed guide plate 26 and is pivotally connected the pintle or screw 27 with the outer end of the rocklever 21.

V A ball or button 28 upon the upper end of the rod 25 provides a convenient surface for manual operation of the push rod. By depressing this push rod, the rock lever 21 is actuated so as to move the valve 17 onto its seat 14 and is then locked in this position by any desired means. The means shown consists of a pin 29 which rests against the underside of the guide plate 26 when the push rod is in its down position. The opening 30 in the guide plate through which the rod 25 passes has an ofiset portion 31 topermit such manipulation.

When the valve is on its seat, the pan may be filled with water. To draw off the water the pin 29 is released from its contact with the guide plate 26 and the valve 17 drops by gravity off its seat, thus opening the port 15 and the water will then drain therethrough into the standard 11 and from thence through the opening 24 or such other openings therethrough as may seem convenient or desirable. If desired the position of the bracket 23 may be reversed from that shown in Figure 1 so that it will be upon the oppositeside of the valve 17 its then position being shown by broken lines. In such case the rock lever 21 is extended so as to be pivotally connected therewith.

When the bracket 23 is so located, the valve 17 is pulled upwardly onto its seat through a chain 32, which is connected with the lower end of the rod-33. This rod 33 is shorter than the rod 25 and is provided with a flattened portion 34 which is moved into the slot 35 in the guide plate 26 and holds the valve 17 onto its seat.

In some cases it is desirable that the bracket 23 be entirely eliminated, in which cases the end of the rock lever 21 may be secured to the inner wall of the standard 11 by a pintle 36, this latter modification being shown by broken lines in Figure 2.

The standard 11 is shown as being attached to the underside of the pan 10 and may be provided with suitable openings or made of wire mesh. In fact any structure that will elevate the pan will operate equally as well as the particular construction herein illustrated. The supporting mechanism may be above the pan instead of below so that the pan is held in suspension with all of the space below it open with the exception of, the valve operating mechanism which it will be noted is connected with the pan as distinguished from the standard.

With my improved device the pan may be filled with articles, the valve closed and the articles given a rough cleansing, after which without removing the articles from the pan or pouring the water over the edge of the pan as has heretoforebeen the. practice. it isQ merely necessary to open the valve, allow the dirty water todrain therefrom, thenclose the valve and complete the cleansing of thedishes with clean water, which can then be drained off and the articles removed or allowed to stand and dry. Thus. in the use of this pan for the purpose just described, it is merely necessary to handle the articles once instead of many times as heretofore, thereby minimizing the amount of labor involved, as well as the possibility of breakage.

. I have provided a. holder or container for the dishes, culinary articles or other things. desired to be immersed in the water in the pan, which comprises a basket 37, preferably of wire strands or mesh, having a bottom portion 38 with upwardly projecting sideportions 39 and overhanging top portions 40 that project overthe rim 41 of the pan.

Rotatably mounted upon rods 42 connected with the overhanging top portion of the basket are anti-friction rollers 43- which rest and ride upon the top of the rim &1. Attached to the side,.portio ns 39 in such placesas. seem desirable are the agitating devices 44: each having a; finfli'); projecting radially therefrom.

I In Figures 1 and 2 two of these; agitating deyices are shown. the fin upon the one atthe right of the figure projecting outwardly and the fin upon the one at the left of the figure projecting inwardly.

During the rotationof the; basket these tins assist materially in agitating the water and thus facilitating the cleansing operation.

Convenient means for rotating the pan are provided through the post 46 having a .ball or button 48 vfixed to the top thereof and connected with the basket 37 in any convenient manner, themeans herein shown being awire strand 47 fixed thereto.

In operation the basket 3? isffilled with dishes, culinary articles, vegetablesffr' uits or whatever, article it is desired to be cleansed. and either before or after the water is placed in'the pan 10, the basket is then, rotated within the pan by grasping the ball-or button 48, the weight of the basket being taken upon the rollers-43, which, reduces the friction andmakes the manipulation of the I basket a simple and easy task.

,,.Obviously my improved mechanism may be used with or without the basket or tray 37. ,NYhatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a wash-'ng apparatus. a pan having a horizontal rimfadjacent its. top, a wire basket in the panj liaving a .top portion which overhangsthe'panrim and Which includestspaced inner and outer rings, horizontal cross-rods extending across the space between said rings and, engaged by the latter, and anti-friction rollers rotatable on the central portions of the cross-rods and having; their axial movement restricted by engagement of the roller ends withjthe respective rings.

In testimony where ofi I have hereunto afiixed'my signature. 

